nephelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

nephelite (plural nephelites)

  1. (mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline

Further reading

  • “Nephelite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • nephelite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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